Psalm 84

Longing for God's house: even the sparrow has a nest by the altar. Pilgrims pass through the Valley of Baca and turn it into springs. Their journey is "strength to strength," not from strength to exhaustion. One day near God is better than a thousand elsewhere.

"For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity." (Psalm 84:11)

Versions/Hebrew: "Baca" in 84:6 is habbacha [1056], related to bachah, to weep; YLT translates "a valley of weeping." Those whose strength is in God make even the weeping valley a place of springs.